This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment HI Wim - I agree with Paul when he recommends a lacquer thinner 'swipe' right before finishing rosewood with lacquer. It'a a good precaution that takes very little time to accomplish. Acetone or alcohol would work well, too. (In all likelihood, teak is more problematic this way than rosewood.) As an added precaution, you might consider a 2-lb cut of de-waxed shellac brushed on the surface (or spray two 1-lb cuts) as a good adhesion coat and contamination barrier. Shellac is wonderful when used this way with the water-based products. It all but eliminates adhesion problems, and also is extremely flattering to woods like mahogany, rosewood, and walnut, something that some water-based products lack. Shellac also is completely compatible with solvent-based lacquer, and I routinely used shellac as the initial clear coats when I sprayed nitrocellulose lacquer. I continue that practice today with water-based lacquers in almost every instance. There's really not a compelling reason not to... Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:33:42 -0600 "Paul" <tunenbww@clear.lakes.com> writes: Wim The oils in rosewood can cause fish eyes in your lacquer. I'm not sure what there affect is with waterbased finishes. I wash the rosewood down with lacquer thinner JUST BEFORE spraying it and have had no problems. Maybe this veneer is old enough to have lost enough oils so the problem won't exist. Test first. Maybe others will reply. I'd like to hear how WB finishes work on such veneers. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Wimblees@AOL.COM To: Pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 3:47 PM Subject: Need info on old Knabe design. She wants this to be original also. Is there a secret to refinishing rosewood? I heard that you don't lacquer rosewood, that you just use tung oil. Any truth to that? Willem ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2c/2e/4d/4b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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